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Video: Scotland 7s Set Sights High In Dubai

The Scotland 7s squad took some time out of training this afternoon to have a look around Dubai and relax ahead of tomorrow’s (Friday 30 November) pool stages in the Emirates Airline Dubai 7s.

For a number of the squad they opted to go up the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. For captain Colin Gregor it was a chance to set his sights on the competition and what the team hopes to achieve.

He said: “The final preparations have been good and everyone is excited to get into the tournament and take-on Kenya first-up.

All three teams we are playing are physical and flamboyant, and are all very good at what they do. But, I believe we're up to the challenge and hope we can get some victories tomorrow.

Scotland 7s take on Kenya (10.12am local time), Fiji (1.36pm local time) and Spain (5pm local time) in the weekend’s Emirates Airline Dubai 7s (in Pool A). Dubai is four hours ahead of the United Kingdom.

Scotland 7s squad to compete in the Emirates Airline Dubai 7s on Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December and in the Nelson Mandela Bay 7s on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December:

Scottish Rugby works in partnership with sportscotland, the national agency for sport. In 2011, sportscotland invested a total of £156,000 of National Lottery funding into Scottish Rugby’s 7s programme. sportscotland also supports Scottish Rugby 7s by providing high performance expertise through its institute network.